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Four Last Things: George Herbert’s “Judgement”

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

An Advent Retreat with George HerbertDay Four: Thursday after the First Sunday of Advent In some ways the picture above would go better with yesterday’s poem, but Judgement follows on from Dooms-day, and in some respects are the same. The … Continue reading →

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Four Last Things: “Dooms-day”

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

An Advent Retreat with George Herbert:Day Three: Wednesday after the First Sunday of Advent As I look at the detail above what strikes me, apart from the whimsy in the depiction of the demons and scary beasties, is how so … Continue reading →

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Four Last Things: Death

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

An Advent Retreat with George Herbert:Tuesday after the First Sunday of AdventDay Two In Medieval Catholic teaching, and subsequent Anglo-Catholic Anglicanism and pre-Vatican II Roman Catholicism, Advent was associated with the Four Last Things, namely Death, Judgement, Heaven, and Hell. … Continue reading →

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Love’s Discipline

Posted on November 29, 2021 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

An Advent Retreat with George Herbert: Monday after the First Sunday of Advent To start this retreat let’s begin with Herbert’s Discipline. Discipline Throw away thy rod,Throw away thy wrath:                  O my God,Take the gentle path. For my heart’s desireUnto thine … Continue reading →

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An Advent Retreat with George Herbert

Posted on November 27, 2021 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Some of you may recall that in Lent 2019 I did a blog series on the poems of George Herbert, one a day during the forty days (not including the Sundays in Lent). I would like to do this again … Continue reading →

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Love Bade Me Welcome

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert Holy Saturday – Easter Eve This is the last poem for this series of posts. This day, Holy Saturday, is the last day of Lent, the fortieth day from Ash Wednesday. Yesterday was Good Friday, … Continue reading →

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Poor Death: George Herbert’s “Dialogue-Anthem” with Death

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert Good Friday Herbert wrote a poem with the title Good Friday, as well as one on The Cross, but the short poem I have chosen for today, although rarely commented on by scholars, will do … Continue reading →

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Thirty Years a Priest

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert Maundy Thursday I have been a priest for almost thirty years now. When I was ordained there were a variety of models of how to be a priest, and there are more now. These models … Continue reading →

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Sing This At My Funeral

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

As a priest I encourage each of my parishioners to think about their own death, and to make plans accordingly. This includes what kind of service they want, what they want done with their burial, the music to be sung … Continue reading →

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The Unbridgeable Gap at the End of All Praise

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Bruce Bryant-Scott

Through Lent With George Herbert Tuesday In Holy Week Today’s poem is one of George Herbert’s most popular, appearing in over thirty hymnals. In my not-so-humble opinion, it should be sung to the tune by J.D. Jones named Gwalchmai, which … Continue reading →

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